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Job Description

A well known consultancy is looking for a PMO lead to join their team for their in Northampton.

Your role

  • To oversee and manage the effective execution of the core functions of a set of Portfolios and the associated projects and programmes, under a Portfolio / Programme Management Office
  • Working under the broad direction of the Delivery Programmes Portfolio Manager, determine and manage the priorities and workload of the Project Management Office
  • Own and manage significant Project/Programme Management processes, governance, standards and tools on behalf of the Change Delivery Programmes Portfolio Manager. Developing and maintaining appropriate project management standards.
  • Progress Monitoring and Reporting - provide the management of the tools for Change Delivery Programmes, review and challenge of project/programme status and financials against plan and highlight issues to the Technical Portfolio Manager(s), recommending corrective action. Collating, maintaining and providing relevant, timely and valuable programme /portfolio MI as appropriate
  • Project Finance Tracking and Control - providing management & business the YTD costs of the projects, control of Business funding, ensuring Work order governance, performing under recovery analysis. Reviewing programme/portfolio financial MI to include RAF's, accruals, work order/service order funding, highlighting and resolving variances as appropriate
  • RAID management - ensure project risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies are logged, analysed and addressed in a standard way

Essential skills

  • Financial services background (banking preferred)
  • Deep knowledge of the Project and Programme Management systems and methodologies, processes, procedures and tools
  • Experience working in a project environment
  • Proven experience of running Project/Programme Management Offices for large-scale business change projects/programmes

Desirable skills

  • Experience of managing small teams
  • Team Management
If you are interested in this role please apply below or contact me for more information. 

Eames Consulting is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.